Thirteen

Parker's P.O.V. – Five Years Ago

Running had never felt so good. For the past three years, it was always a punishment or a training tactic to keep us in shape and build up our endurance. But now… now every step motivated me to take another, each one quicker than before. Because the faster I ran, the sooner I would see Kate.

Being apart for the three years that I was at the Supreme pack for training was difficult, but being away from the woman I loved for that long was soul-crushing. I dreamed about her every single night. It was finally time for me to reunite with her, mark her, settle down with her, and start our family.

All of my dreams were coming true. I had finished my training at the top of my class, something my father was sure to be proud of, I was about to have my woman back in my arms, and I was finally going home.

The wind shifted as I grew closer, and the smell of my pack filled me with more excitement than before. I had yet to run with them in my true form. I didn't even